Reggie Jackson (basketball)

Shortly after the Bulls eliminated the pesky Bucks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series, Joakim Noah reclined in his locker stall at Milwaukee's Bradley Center and exhaled. "That team is good," Noah said. "They compete really hard. They're young. Their future is very bright, especially when they add some scoring." Noah referred to Jabari Parker, the Chicago native who was headed to Rookie of the Year consideration before he tore the ACL in his left knee to end his season in December. Parker is back. And now he's joined by Greg Monroe, who averaged 15.9 points on 49.6 percent shooting for the Pistons last season. Division titles mean...

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Shortly after the Bulls eliminated the pesky Bucks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series, Joakim Noah reclined in his locker stall at Milwaukee's Bradley Center and exhaled.
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The summary
It's not often an NBA game swings from a 10-point deficit to a 19-point lead and back to a 20-point deficit. But that's what Saturday night's 107-91 Bulls' loss to the Pistons featured. After trailing by 10 early, the Bulls used a 23-4 run in...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Derrick Rose could have shot 2-for-9 with six turnovers and have been outplayed by rookie Spencer Dinwiddie even if hadn't missed the first post-All-Star-break practice on Wednesday because of travel issues.
After all, bad games...

The summary
The Pistons drastically altered their roster at the trade deadline and new acquisitions Reggie Jackson and Tayshaun Prince didn't even dress. It didn't matter. Despite suiting up just 10 players, the Pistons bullied their way to a 100-91...

TV/radio: 6:30 p.m. Friday; CSN, WMVP-AM 1000.
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(in predicted order of finish)
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Going: No one of significance.
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